Leslie Jones Thought the Electoral College Was Where Politicians Went to School

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8 ай бұрын

Leslie Jones dishes about how her editors couldn't control her while she was writing her memoir, talking for 16 hours while recording the audiobook and all of the odd jobs she's held in her career.
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@martinbruhn5274 8 ай бұрын

Well, maybe there should be an "electoral college" where politicians go to school and also learn the things that you absolutely must and must not do to strengthen a democracy.

@CatyBee 8 ай бұрын

Frankly, I'm aghast that there isn't something already in place. We're just sending these people in there cold?!?? No wonder we're effed.

@h7opolo 8 ай бұрын

@@CatyBee they learn everything they need from corporate lobbyists.

@bwenluck9812 8 ай бұрын

@martin I would settle for our legislators simply learning how the government was set up to function--very few of them know that.... 😮

@robinmitchell4721 8 ай бұрын

We used to learn it in elementary school. It was called 'CIVICS'. We learned about the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the reasons behind them.@@bwenluck9812

@m.g.7475 8 ай бұрын

Sounds pretty fascist to me, but you keep oversimplifying things if that makes you feel better.

@quadcopterstudios 8 ай бұрын

“Nobody there to answer the phones” made me spit my coffee

@Rebel_AF 8 ай бұрын

Their chemistry is always awesome to watch. You can tell they genuinely have an amazing time together 😂😂😂

@billboyle1588 8 ай бұрын

Embarrassed for the both of them, full stop. I was literally saying "PLEASE STOP!" from the very start.

@kingayy9267 8 ай бұрын

Did you see them watch Game of Thrones together? It looked like they had fun and that made it entertaining to watch.

@kingayy9267 8 ай бұрын

@billboyle1588 Your threshold for embarrassment seems to be dangerously low. It's all right to enjoy things.

@erinesee 7 ай бұрын

@@kingayy9267game of Jones was the best!

@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066 8 ай бұрын

I love the way these 2 get along with each other! There's a genuine friendship between Leslie and Seth, and their laughter is contagious 😂😂😂

@johnzuska7429 8 ай бұрын

Leslie Jones’s laugh is so big and beautiful, it’s infectious; and very good medicine.

@gratefuljackal8183 8 ай бұрын

I love the little dance Seth does when he's so happy to be welcoming a good friend. And Leslie saying "Seth loves me" is all us jackals 💙🐾🐾

@vickimcburney8977 8 ай бұрын

Leslie looks GORGEOUS!! Her humor, energy, confidence!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@CatyBee 8 ай бұрын

You know her stylist was apoplectic when Leslie went on the YOU HAVE TO VOTE rant tho!

@jodyvollmer4125 8 ай бұрын

I love Leslie and Seth together so much. Please bring back game of Jones.

@kinglion2362 8 ай бұрын

I know I want to see them watch House of Dragons

@Withjoyfulsenescence 8 ай бұрын

Yeah it doesn’t feel like interviews at all, more like natural conversation coz they really know each other.😊

@PeanutsAssorted 8 ай бұрын

Either Game of Jones or, because I know she's into it, I want her to make him watch Drag Race and just enjoy that set of reactions

@alishahammersley6484 7 ай бұрын

They do a pod cast together that’s pretty cute.

@TillerMicroSkiffs 8 ай бұрын

Leslie as a receptionist has to be a skit on SNL!!!

@0hermitworm 8 ай бұрын

That would be fun, but she's no longer a regular.

@TillerMicroSkiffs 8 ай бұрын

@0hermitworm also probably not enough for a running bit but, maybe if she hosts again... we can only dream.

@javiruiz8365 8 ай бұрын

She is just how bLK women act in the hospitality business!!! It’s not something they should do

@xstanstanstan 8 ай бұрын

@@javiruiz8365 You do realize how racist this sounds right?

@tjfreno69 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂Yessssss!

@Amanda57563 8 ай бұрын

Ok, but let's hear her out. An Electoral College isn't a bad idea. 😂 At least they'd understand the Constitution.

@bwenluck9812 8 ай бұрын

@Amanda Maybe....

@kingayy9267 8 ай бұрын

Right! Leslie was onto something good with that idea.

@Rusty-Shackleford69 8 ай бұрын

No, it is just uneducated and dumb.

@rbparks 7 ай бұрын

I’m willing to bet Leslie Jones does not know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

@Rusty-Shackleford69 7 ай бұрын

@@rbparks I'm willing to bet it doesn't have a clue either!

@contedefees 8 ай бұрын

Every time I see Leslie Jones, I love her a little more. She's really thriving in her post-SNL days, it seems. She is so hilarious and lovely.

@amonrodriguez3518 8 ай бұрын

Makes me like her less every time

@rushfan1970 8 ай бұрын

@@amonrodriguez3518🤡sad troll🤡

@stephenscuba6284 8 ай бұрын

Go watch her breakfast club interview

@amonrodriguez3518 8 ай бұрын

@@stephenscuba6284 oh is it also terrible

@stephenscuba6284 8 ай бұрын

@@amonrodriguez3518 it really is

@lynnettejohns4733 8 ай бұрын

Leslie, you are a Godsend. I laughed so loud. I listened so loud. I had small tears, I didn't cry loud. And I sat up. And then I laughed so loud. Thank you. I needed that.

@SoniaJames_Pyrobyrd 8 ай бұрын

I REALLY want Leslie to be the permanent host of The Daily Show. She's just the energy America needs right now.

@HH-gv8mx 8 ай бұрын

I wish it would be Wanda Sykes. I’d tune in every night. But either way, it’s got to be a woman. Lesley, Sara, or Chelsea.

@nedludd7622 8 ай бұрын

But not the intelligence. What is even funny here?

@omram566 8 ай бұрын

shes incredibly annoying. Being LOUD isnt a comedy type

@sreace723 8 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066 8 ай бұрын

That'd be sooooo friggin awesome!!!!

@CatyBee 8 ай бұрын

If her audio book is legitimately different than the book, I AM HERE FOR IT! Just bought it - and it was only six bucks? I hope she still gets her full cut. As soon as this clip is over, I am going to start listening to Leslie F****ng Jones :)

@demitasse22 8 ай бұрын

Please update when able

@jasonhenson7948 8 ай бұрын

If the audio book was estimated to be 7 hours, and Leslie got it to 9 ... that's a lot of extra content.

@CatyBee 8 ай бұрын

It is SIXTEEN HOURS LONG@@jasonhenson7948

@BasesLoadedLacquer 8 ай бұрын

@@jasonhenson7948 it's 16.5 hrs tho lol

@hojichaisfarsuperiortochai9309 8 ай бұрын

I love Leslie’s energy ❤️

@coreygarnett5826 8 ай бұрын

I know right ❤

@jayrobram55 8 ай бұрын

She said it... Hooe and laughter is vital to life

@billboyle1588 8 ай бұрын

She's a lot of momentum, but not one moment funny.

@abbysomnia624 8 ай бұрын

We need more videos of these two watching stuff. It was nothing but serotonin.

@margaretroebuck2938 8 ай бұрын

Yay! Leslie! You are so right . Everyone I know is sick to death of being sad and angry. Thank you and all the other comedians out there trying to bring a bit of joy back into our lives. Our whole nation has gone through an enormous tragedy with losses most of us have not fully processed. Laughter and kindness are the best cure for loss. I hope our future holds more of this cure. Thanks again all you very funny and kind people.

@amonrodriguez3518 8 ай бұрын

I’m sick to death of Leslie

@rushfan1970 8 ай бұрын

@@amonrodriguez3518take off with your hate, troll🤡

@kingayy9267 8 ай бұрын

@alexrice2302 You can have two guesses but you'll probably only need one.

@WhistleblowingGoodWitch 8 ай бұрын

@amonrodriguez3518 and Leslie's sick to death of you.

@clintmash245 8 ай бұрын

@@amonrodriguez3518you might need a vacation

@erinerin561 8 ай бұрын

I love Leslie in " Our Flag Means Death" . She makes any show funnier 😂

@mineking11 5 ай бұрын

Making me sad… no third season

@rukeyser 8 ай бұрын

I love her so very much. Which makes it great that she never ages.

@Fey_Fatale 8 ай бұрын

That is exactly what I do! I watch all of the serious news and then I go to The Daily Show, Seth, Stephen, and John Oliver to give me more news in a way that doesn't make me wanna curl up in a little ball. So glad Leslie is doing another week at TDS!

@chrispl557 8 ай бұрын

I love Leslie Jones so much! She makes me laugh so hard, and just bought her book because of this interview!

@tluck8885 8 ай бұрын

Her audio book made me laugh out loud, cry out loud, and feel motivated to get sh*t done. It didn't even feel like 16 hours. I loved every second!

@RHCole 8 ай бұрын

3:48 That's what books are missing: Commentary tracks.

@whimsicalhamster88 8 ай бұрын

So mad she couldn't talk about Our Flag Means Death. She's great on that show and the second season was just one of the best seasons of TV ever made.

@painetdldy 8 ай бұрын

I was always told to quiet down when I was young. Leslie Jones is my GODDESS

@mailelouie658 8 ай бұрын

I bought her audiobook! Yay!

@kmcg6444 8 ай бұрын

"You had no control over me," made me laugh so hard!

@ohotnitza 8 ай бұрын

Leslie's explanation about the electoral college makes more sense than what is really is

@khallo151 8 ай бұрын

Damn that construction receptionist story hit home. I’m in CA and I got so tired of saying the same thing every time I answered the phone apparently I sped up too fast. All the people from the rest of the country kept saying “slow down what did you say?” 😂

@Siegorius 8 ай бұрын

I would so watch a sitcom of Leslie and Seth being unlikely roomates.

@mary-ct3wr 8 ай бұрын

Leslie’s audio book is awesome. I am only about halfway through it and it is emotional, funny, real, and just such a ride, definitely worth checking out!

@ScottOmaVideo 8 ай бұрын

Leslie is great. This made me realize I missed her. Her book sounds great.

@YearsinSeason 8 ай бұрын

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Leslie needs to be the permanent host of the Daily Show!

@carina9295 8 ай бұрын

Dulce got only one night though

@janmiller1591 8 ай бұрын

I hope Dulce gets more time too!

@billthecat666 8 ай бұрын

When I heard she was just a guest host I thought, why not just keep her? She's a laugh riot.

@coup919062 8 ай бұрын

This is the pep talk we need

@badbiker666 8 ай бұрын

Leslie is a very beautiful woman. I love her style. She was terribly underused on SNL. Her stuff on the Daily Show is fantastic. I just can't get enough of her.

@Notturnoir 8 ай бұрын

Ooooh dating app!

@MrMslealea 8 ай бұрын

We most definitely need laughter in our lives.. 😂thank you Leslie ❤

@anniemacbetty 8 ай бұрын

She's my mood booster during these crazy times.

@jamesmarie 8 ай бұрын

Seth loves comedians as guest, because he doesn’t have to do anything but LISTEN.

@user-be9rq1vn9y 8 ай бұрын

I love their chemistry! If they ever do Day Drinking I wanna be there with them🙋🏿‍♀

@SeeStuDo 8 ай бұрын

Two of my most favorite funny people. This was a treat so special this morning I smiled. 😊❤

@VailsMom 8 ай бұрын

Leslie’s audiobook is RIVETING, fascinating, heartfelt and hysterical. I now have to go back and read the print/Kindle version to see what she actually put on the page. HIGHLY recommended.

@mitzebender4679 8 ай бұрын

I wish Seth and Leslie would have a regular bit because they are so good together!

@CatyBee 8 ай бұрын

Honestly, Seth is amazing across the board as evidenced in Day Drinking 😂

@mitzebender4679 8 ай бұрын

@@CatyBee 💯 agree!

@RaymondHng 8 ай бұрын

You haven't seen Leslie and Seth's segments called _Game of Jones_ ?

@mitzebender4679 8 ай бұрын

@@RaymondHng Yes! It was so funny. But they haven't done another. I want her to have a regular bit kind of like Jokes Seth Can't Tell, where she's on 2-3 times a month.

@tjfreno69 8 ай бұрын

I know, right!❤

@jalabi99 8 ай бұрын

Leslie is the front-runner for permanent host of _The Daily Show!_ She deserves it!!

@marqueshawalker2111 8 ай бұрын

Seth and Leslie Are brother and sister Seth just doesn't know it yet!!😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

@jeanetteschock4744 8 ай бұрын

Love their Game of Jones videos

@rainecormier2935 8 ай бұрын

She absolutely deserves the Daily Show Desk 😍

@Luna1917a 8 ай бұрын

Love Leslie and she’s so right about everything she said in this segment ❤

@carolz5090 8 ай бұрын

I loved the analogy about 20 people out of 60 ordering food. Simple, brilliant, perfectly makes the point.

@notvenom1152 8 ай бұрын

Well all thought that at some point 😅 the electoral college.... Where is their campus? 😂

@LawandGossip 8 ай бұрын

Seth Meyer and her have such good friend energy

@bubblesezblonde 8 ай бұрын

Looking forward to watching Leslie next week, Sarah is killing it this week. Again nice interview.

@freda2758 8 ай бұрын

That's good news because Charmaine was terrible. His interview with Mace was pure garbage.

@jcoopes5604 8 ай бұрын

She is right! In Kentucky the percentage of registered voters on the rolls that showed at the polls was ~38%! We did good but… the analogy applies! Just think they’re ordering the worst take out and make your voice heard!

@origamirock 8 ай бұрын

She's so amazing!

@astridafklinteberg298 8 ай бұрын

“Oh, so many things!”

@coreygarnett5826 8 ай бұрын

She’s so adorable and underrated in so many ways 💋

@scarcrow810 8 ай бұрын

Leslie always makes me happy❤

@aimeerice4687 8 ай бұрын

I love their friendship. Thr Game of Thrones segments were epic 🔥

@mjcanaday1 8 ай бұрын

I ABSOLUTELY ❤ Leslie Jones! She makes me laugh…. Every time I watch and re-watch GAME OF JONES!😂

@patsystone8114 8 ай бұрын

Leslie is a treasure! Anyone who is lucky enough to be her friend I'm envious of you! Spending time with her would be joyous. No antidepressants needed! 😂🤣😅

@heyidaroo 8 ай бұрын

I want a copy of Leslie’s audiobook with THIS commentary

@ohthatpaul 8 ай бұрын

Leslie Jones, we are so lucky to have her, she's perfect!!❤

@saras.3389 8 ай бұрын

I feel like Leslie is calling me to comedic and political arms. Leslie, I’m ready! Just tell me where and when and I’ll be there!🫡 Leslie F*cking Jones for President! 🎉♥️

@erikaswanson7072 8 ай бұрын

Her campaign would be Pick Your F*cking Menu Up!

@saras.3389 8 ай бұрын

@@erikaswanson7072exactly!

@1962MissPenny 10 сағат бұрын

My daughter and I enjoyed every single minute of your audiobook, Leslie!

@michellepyka3735 8 ай бұрын

I miss her Podcast! I love her!

@johnhaxby306 8 ай бұрын

She and Tracy Morgan need to play brother and sister in their own sitcom

@70foolio 8 ай бұрын

I love Leslie frickin Jones. She is the best.😂😊❤

@Rockin501s 8 ай бұрын

Leslie's flirting with Seth, someone tell Colin 😂

@kayrussell7448 8 ай бұрын

Leslie Jones should guest host Saturday night live❤

@robinmitchell4721 8 ай бұрын

I wish the Electoral College really was a college for politicians who must pass with 4.0s before being allowed to run for any office.

@notoadictator 8 ай бұрын

To qualify to run for the federal government, there should be a course requirement. Marjorie has only recently realized that there are 3 branches of government in the US...? And she wants to be Trump's VP...

@elibnem4126 8 ай бұрын

I dont think it's a bad idea. Members of congress should be our best and brightest, not the clown show circus we have today.

@kenbrown1440 8 ай бұрын

Leslie is a joy!

@wieldwords 8 ай бұрын

I’ve never watched “Game of Thrones” in my life, but you can bet your bottom comedy contest dollars I’ve watched “Game of Jones” a million times. Love her, and love her with Seth.

@giorgiabalsarin4363 8 ай бұрын

SAME

@snappykrab 8 ай бұрын

I ❤Leslie Jones!

@Valerie-mz4et 8 ай бұрын

Omg!! So funny! And I’m going to tell my dad about picking up the menu because he doesn’t vote. Thanks!!

@carlamcbride2457 8 ай бұрын

One of the better book promos

@gretacwink8659 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic. The chaos queen we need

@babypinkfan 7 ай бұрын

“Pick your menu up” BAR 🔥

@MightyMouse350 7 ай бұрын

I sooo want to listen to her audiobook now 😂

@justincoriale9542 8 ай бұрын

This almost feels like a day drinking episode😂

@YungSon-100 7 ай бұрын

I love Leslie. She is hilarious and a good person too, the perfect combo.

@daveapplemotors 8 ай бұрын

Leslie is great.

@JaneDoe-em7zi 8 ай бұрын

Yes!!! LESLIE WE LOVE YOU!!!! THANK YOU SETH FOR BRINGING HER BACK ON!! HEART❤🤗

@kylaarmstrong-benjamin8066 8 ай бұрын

I love her!!❤❤❤ I so miss "game Of Jones" with you guy's!

@Lynn.Panadero4242 8 ай бұрын

3:57 I could listen to Leslie tell stories for 17 hours. I might have to buy this book rice. Audible and hard copy.

@ChanningWearsSunscreen 7 ай бұрын

PICK YOUR MENU UP- why we love the Leslie Jones

@ericafuller7133 8 ай бұрын

She is ALWAYS so GREAT ❤

@mariascott2663 8 ай бұрын

You are right Seth, there is nobody like Leslie Jones and we love her ❤

@ChipCain 8 ай бұрын

I miss her on SNL. Brilliant act.

@marybratton5514 8 ай бұрын

Game of Jones was amazing!

@Dr_1212 8 ай бұрын

😆

@kassandraaustin4980 8 ай бұрын

She is so amazing. I can’t wait to see her on TDS again!!

@frostpat3759 8 ай бұрын

Leslie lookin Glamourous

@lynnhettrick7588 8 ай бұрын

These two are SOOOO great together!

@estherbaas29 8 ай бұрын

LOVE the audiobook, it feels like a podcast. Much more authentic I adore the style!

@Jenny_Oblivion 8 ай бұрын

Can’t wait to listen to Leslie’s book! Loved hearing he on Family Trips!😂❤

@bryanwilkens 8 ай бұрын

She's a woman after my own heart.

@rushfan1970 8 ай бұрын

YAAASSSSS, Leslie F*@kin Jones!!! Love her to death in OFMD☠️ She's always hilarious & brings such real & much-needed healing laughter!!👏🏼💯💖✌🏼

@kasandraverett6220 6 ай бұрын

Leslie is my spirit animal 😂

@NellieKAdaba 21 күн бұрын

She's funny 😆.

@amarbyrd2520 8 ай бұрын

"PICK YOUR MENU UP!!"

@jalabi99 8 ай бұрын

Leslie Jones for President: "Pick Your $%!!!^ Menu Up!"

@SandraSealySeawomanBDS 7 ай бұрын

Leslie wrote a book? 😎🤓 She's so funny! Loved hearing about all the jobs. And either Leslie and Roy for the permanent Daily Show host.

@itriedtoeatmyphone7619 8 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the two of them together. Seth giggles the whole time.